Peter Fenzel, Matthew Wrather, and Mark Lee return to the roots of a podcast by discussing a movie (and a movie franchise) none of them has seen, in this case Fifty Shades Freed. It seems only natural to pair it with a discussion of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Rutabaga!

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Episode 502: The Thought, the Word, and the Deed originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss Super Bowl LII’s commercials and halftime show in the context of the fractured marketplace for attention, the relationship between disadvantage and apotheosis, the development of a semiotically sophisticated commercial audience who needs to be flattered, and what it means to do a medley.

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Episode 501: Our Ad is for Non-Chumps originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather celebrate 500 episodes (Plus special supplements! Plus questions of the week!) of the Overthinking It Podcast with a look at their favorite titles, their favorite shows and themes, and how their lives have changed over the last 9+ years of podcasting.

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Episode 500: That’s What I Call Podracing originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather tug at the Phantom Thread and hope the latest movie written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Daniel Day Lewis, doesn’t unravel.

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Episode 499: A Human Centipede of Pygmalions originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather hit go on the machine that makes the podcast and the ink starts to spill as they discuss The Post, a first amendment fable for our time, or rather for a time we might wish we lived in but don’t.

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Episode 498: Get Off My Paper originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Vegas, Baby! Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss Las Vegas, gambling, the lottery, loot boxes, identity, and the decoupling of incentive structures from narrative structures.

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Episode 497: Look on my Works, Ye Mighty, and Have a Good Time! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

On the podcast, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matt Wrather are joined by special guest Manu Saadia (@trekonomics), author of the speculative economic work Trekonomics, to discuss the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Stay to the end to hear the shocking conspiracy theory that will change how you see the show!!!

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Episode 496: Michelle Yeoh With A Goatee Is Still Out There originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather give into their feelings and rip into Star Wars: The Last Jedi which was awesome in parts but, come on, was borderline incoherent. Admit it.

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Episode 495: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Dark Side Podcast originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather investigate Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Who even is the protagonist? How do Luke and Rey transcend their limitations? How does this world continue and revise the Star Wars universe?

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Episode 494: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Light Side Podcast originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather lay out offerings to their ancestors and discuss Pixar’s Coco.

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Episode 493: Coco: The Notebook by Way of Back to the Future originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]